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2024 Glomo Award winners unveiled at MWC Barcelona

2024 Glomo Award winners unveiled at MWC Barcelona

The 29th annual Global Mobile Awards recognises the major players, individuals and governments at the forefront of innovation and positive change in the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries

The GSMA announced the winners of the 29th annual Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards during a ceremony hosted today at the MWC Debate Stage in Hall 6.

New this year are six categories created especially for the 2024 edition of the Awards – Best AI Innovation; Best Mobile Innovation for Enhancing the Lives of Children and Young People; Best Non-terrestrial Network Solution; Best Private Network Solution; the GSMA Foundry Innovation Award; and the Open Gateway Challenge.

The GLOMO Awards represent the connectivity industry’s most prestigious accolade, honouring the companies, individuals and governments driving innovation and positive change in the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries. With 30 awards available across six categories, the winners are chosen by a panel of over 220 independent judges representing the industry’s most prominent subject matter experts.

During his opening remarks at the ceremony, John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA Ltd. said, “Winning a GLOMO Award means achieving the highest form of recognition from your peers across the connectivity industry. As we celebrate the 29th edition of the Awards, the industry sits on the cusp of a new digital era, and our winners represent the companies, individuals and governments that will lead us into this hyper-connected world. Congratulations to all of our winners!”

Introducing the winners of the 2024 GLOMO Awards

Mobile Tech

CTO Choice: Outstanding Mobile Technology Award: Athonet, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Acquisition, Ampliphae and Arqit for The First Quantum-Secure 5G

Best Mobile Network Infrastructure: Huawei for Green Antenna Series, Energy-Saving & Simplified Deployment

Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough: Huawei for ‘0 Bit 0 Watt’ Solution

Best Network Software Breakthrough: Huawei for RAN Digital Twin System Enables RAN Intelligence

Best Digital Tech Breakthrough for Companies with Under $10mn Annual Global Revenue: Cirrus360 for RAN Domain Specific Language Driven Intelligent Automation: Gabriel

Best Mobile Security Solution: Athonet, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Acquisition, Ampliphae and Arqit for The First Quantum-Secure 5G

GSMA Foundry Innovation Award: Sony for NTN using Murata’s 1SC Module and Skylo’s Network

Best Cloud Solution: SK Telecom for Cloud Radar (Telco’s AI-Powered Cloud Business Platform for Telcos & Enterprises)

Best Non-terrestrial Network Solution: Skylo Technologies

Best Private Network Solution: China Unicom, State Grid, Huawei and TD Techh for their Inclusive 5G Smart Grid Solution to Build the World’s Largest New Power Supply System

Digital Everything

Best Mobile Operator Service for Connected Consumers: China Unicom Guangdong for the World’s First 5G Livestreaming Service

Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Economy: Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation (WISCO), China Unicom and ZTE for 5G Fully Connected Smart Steel Factory

Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Health and Wellbeing: Hyodol for AI Elderly Care Platform

Best Mobile Innovation for Digital Life: Kyiv Municipality for Kyiv Digital Live-saving App

Best Mobile Innovation for Cities: Kyiv Municipality for Kyiv Digital Project

Best AI Innovation: Qualcomm Technologies for Qualcomm AI Engine

Open Gateway Challenge: Axiata Digital Labs for Dialog Axiata and XL Axiata Meta Stage

Device

Best Smartphone: Google Pixel 8 Series

Breakthrough Device Innovation: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Best Connected Consumer Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

Best in Show: Honor – Porsche Design Magic V2

Tech4Good

Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets: Huawei & Ufone for Microwave SuperHub Solution – a Spectrum Congestion Remover for Operators

Best Mobile Innovation Supporting Emergency or Humanitarian Situations: Kyivstar for Network Resilience Project

Best Use of Mobile for Accessibility & Inclusion: SK Telecom and Tuat for AI-based Virtual Assistance Voice Guidance Service ‘Sullivan Finder’

Best Mobile Innovation for Climate Action: Fairphone for Fairphone 5

Outstanding Mobile Contribution to the UN SDGs: Huawei & BJFF: Intelligent AI-based Fish Filtering System to prevent the Extinction of Atlantic Salmon

Best Mobile Innovation for Enhancing the Lives of Children and Young People: Zoë-Life Innovative Solutions for KidzAlive Talk Tool App

Government Leadership Award

Government Leadership Award: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Outstanding Achievement

Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry / Chairman’s Award: Rima Quereshi, CSO of Verizon, Tim Höttges, CEO of Deutsche Telekom and Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Group Executive Director and CEO of Telecommunications Business, Axiata

Diversity in Tech Award: Madalina Suceveanu, Managing Director, Mobile & Cloud Technology, Liberty Global

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